Greg Selinger is promising to stay on as Manitoba premier despite open challenges from some of his senior cabinet ministers.

Selinger says he wants to continue his work, run for re-election in 2016, and may remove some of the rebels from cabinet.

"There have been some folks that recommended that I take a serious look at my future role, and some of them are cabinet ministers.   I have had a conversation with those folks today and I said that we have to focus our energy on the priorities of Manitobans.  That's where we need to be putting our efforts as cabinet ministers and caucus members."

But a political analyst says the situation is a mess and it will take all of the Premier's skills to survive politically.   Professor Paul Thomas at the University of Manitoba says the public infighting will damage the NDP brand. The revolt started earlier this week when some senior cabinet ministers said Selinger should think about whether to resign or not.